Train Book List

I decided to keep a list of all the train books we have checked out from the library or that we have in our own library at home. It seems that right around two years of age a train obsession develops in some children and I thought it might be handy to have this list available so I can remember what books are good when Henry is at this stage. Goodness knows, I'll never remember off the top of my head! I will continue to add to this as we find more good train books.

1. Best Word Book Ever by Richard Scary
(Has some trains, not entirely train focused.)

2. The Little Engine that Could -- Busy, Busy Day by Wendy Cheyette Lewison, illustrated by Cristina Ong
(This may have been the book that started Eleanor's train craze. My mom picked it up at a garage sale! Couldn't find a link with a picture at Amazon, sorry.)

3. Freight Train/Tren de Carga by Donald Crews
(I wrote about this book here.)

4. Train Song by Diane Siebert, paintings by Mike Wimmer
(I wrote about this book here.)

5. The Caboose Who Got Loose by Bill Peet
(I wrote about this book here.)

6. Trains by Anne Rockwell
(A good "about" book.)

7. Trains by Gail Gibbons
(Another good "about" book. Eleanor likes the signs and signals on the last page. Checked this one out a second time, it is still as much fun as the first time.)

8. The Polar Express by Chris Van Allsburg
(A Caldecott winning Christmas classic. Also extra cool because he is from Michigan.)

9. Chugga-Chugga Choo-Choo by Kevin Lewis, illustrated by Daniel Kirk
(Cute rhyming book following a toy train from morning to night.)

10. I Love Trains by Philemon Sturges, illustrated by Shari Halpern
(Nice board book.)

11. All Aboard!: A True Train Story by Susan Kuklin
(This one has some nice photos but didn't get as much read time as some others.)

12. Puff, Puff, Chugga-Chugga by Christopher Wormell
(This was one of the favorites from when we were in MI. A funny little story about a train with a heavy load of animals and groceries. Cute illustrations too.)

13. Inside Freight Train by Donald Crews
(Similar to Freight Train also by Donald Crews except that it is a board book and you can pull parts open to see what is inside. Kind of fun but Eleanor liked Freight Train better.)

14. Dinosaur Train by John Steven Gurney
(A book about a little boy who dreams about dinosaurs and trains. Eleanor liked this one, though I found it only so-so.)

15. Here Comes the Train by Charlotte Voake
(This one is about a girl, boy and their dad who go out on a bridge to watch the trains. Eleanor had this one practically memorized by the second time we read it.)

16. New Baby Train by Woodie Guthrie, illustrated by Marla Frazee
(About a train that brings new babies to their homes.)

17. My Freight Train by Michael Rex
(Cute book about a freight train and its contents. Educational and nice pictures.)

18. Trains by Byron Barton
(Talks about different varieties of trains. Bright colorful illustrations.)

19. Train (Take it Apart) by Chris Oxlade, illustrated by Mike Grey
(I wrote about this book here.)